![]() This game plays more like a real time strategy shooter than a mission based rail shooter. There are also three difficulty levels, one of which is locked at the start of the game. You choose two of the six at the beginning of the game and can complete the entire game with just those two. There are six playable characters, two of which are never before seen female characters. Also very notable, you don’t have to play as Fox McCloud. The map is open, meaning you can travel around it freely and complete levels in whatever order you want, with a few caveats. You do not follow a strict pre-mapped path and the levels on the new map aren’t the same as those from the original game. But that’s pretty much the only similarity other than recurring characters and the Lylat System setting. You go up against Andross like in all the other core games, and have a very similar all range mode fight against his head. Star Fox 2 is a completely different animal from Star Fox, but it, like all the core sequels assumes no prior games have taken place. So really I had no idea what the game was going to be. Assuming it was directly connected to the original Star Fox, Andross was supposedly dead already. I didn’t know what the story would be or who the villain was. It could have been just another rails shooter or a completely different genre altogether. I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from Star Fox 2 going in. ![]() But I want to take the time to discuss Star Fox 2 specifically in greater detail. So again, even if you don’t give two shits about Star Fox 2 you should still buy an SNES Classic if you have the chance. And I am so happy that I’m finally getting to beat them. To be fair, I only owned four of the games provided on the SNES Classic, but this console has just about all the must play titles. Of the 22 games provided on the console, I had actually only completed one of them ( Donkey Kong Country) on the original SNES. This console has given me the ability to go back and play some of the best games from my childhood and I’m actually beating them finally. If you grew up in the SNES era, this is a must buy console whether you’re a Star Fox fan or not. This is one of the best gaming purchases I’ve made in a long time. If you are given the opportunity, and don’t already run emulators, you should buy the SNES Classic. I want to talk about this game, and honestly I meant to weeks ago, but haven’t had the time to do a proper write up before now. After first finally beating the original Star Fox on the SNES Classic, I immediately played Star Fox 2. I was fortunate enough to find a store that had imported the American version of the console to Taiwan, because I can’t read Japanese. As a diehard Star Fox fan, I absolutely had to play this game. This is the main reason I bought that console. It wasn’t until 2017 with the release of the SNES Classic console, and much pleading/begging from fans, that the public was finally given access to this game. It was originally developed for the SNES to be released in 1996 but was cancelled with the impending release of the N64. While most people have probably played at least one core Star Fox game, very few have had the pleasure of playing Star Fox 2 (2017). They are also made by different teams than the core games. Both excellent games, in my opinion, because they are so different from the core games. For a different Star Fox experience you have to go to one of the few alternative titles like Star Fox Adventures (2002) or Star Fox Assault (2005), both for the GameCube. The graphics, controls, and available vehicles change and improve over time, but it’s always the same story, levels, and characters in the same basic order and the same awesome looking map. You’re always playing the same general game. It doesn’t matter which version of the core game you’re playing on whatever platform. Star Fox 64, like every other core Star Fox game, is just a fancier recreation of the original SNES game. Some years later the N64 was released and in 1997 my favorite of the Star Fox games, still to this day, was released. It was too fast paced and difficult for me to play it confidently as a boy. I struggled consistently with level two, the asteroid field. In fact, I’m fairly confident I never passed the third level as a child. ![]() ![]() As a kid, I poured many hours into it, but never was able to beat it. I’ve always had a love hate relationship with the game. This was of course Star Fox for the SNES. In 1993, one of the greatest and most influential flying based rail shooters ever made was released. ![]()
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